As seven alien races struggle to co-exist in an uneasy alliance, the Inter-Stellar Union sends Union Guard agents on missions to preserve the crucial balance. These specialized operatives must do what regional security cannot, dealing with smugglers, pirates, terrorists, and even greater challenges in order to bring stability to a universe that needs it desperately. Without the Union Guard, the races will not be prepared to face a looming alien threat they can only hope to defeat together.

Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Advances for the Human Body in the Near Future (part 3)

Memory boosting
chips have been the subject of a recent study run by DARPA, which has
surgically implanted these microchips into the brains of several
dozen people. Targeted shocks were delivered to the subjects' memory
centers and it was found that test results for memory exams
noticeably improved. These chips could potentially restore memory to
people suffering from traumatic brain injuries or other neurological
complications. Another program being run by DARPA is using similar
chips to provide relief to patients suffering from PTSD and other
neurological disorders. Yet another DARPA program, called RAM Replay,
is aimed at improving memories of physical skills by imitating the
brain's natural process of replaying these skills, similar to our
brain's behavior during sleep. Though we are still far from the
concept of learning new skills through data downloads (think of Neo
in The Matrix), we will definitely be seeing more use of microchip
cranial implants in the future!